After hiring private drivers to run its PCR vans, servant verification set to go to private agency
After hiring private drivers to run its PCR vans, servant verification set to go to private agency
What's better than no security? Private security. Many citizens seem to have realised this, and now it appears even the Noida police would concur. Despite stressing on the necessity of servants' and tenants' verification, the cops were going through a tough time trying to implement the formula. Now the Noida police has decided to take the help of private security agencies to make things work.u00a0
In a meeting held between Federation of Noida RWAs (FONRWA) and the police on Tuesday, three private security companies were called and discussions to hand over the job of data collection were carried out. However, FONRWA feels that by hiring private agencies the police are shying away from their responsibility.
u00a0"We have seen the Noida police's inefficiency in handling the verification process. Our main concern is security in Noida and the police have been given a job to do. Now instead of them carrying out the checks, they are trying to push it into the hands of some private agency.
We are comfortable with that also but only if assurance is given to us that the job will be performed effectively and efficiently," said N P Singh, President of FONRWA. "Most of the servants are from outside Delhi and verifying details of them, has been difficult for the Noida police. Most of the time they just ignore the issue," added Singh.
However, confident of the success of the proposed plan, Noida City SP Ashok Tripathi said, "The name of a Faridabad-based company, Hamari Suraksha, came up. Collecting data is the only problem we face and not the verification process. Once the data is collected, verification can be completed in a month's time."
According to the plan, the private agency will be given the job of information collection. A website will be created, linked to the Noida police site, where people can upload details of their tenants and domestic helps. In response to an advisory issued by the Noida police to all RWAs to install CCTV cameras in various sectors, GPS systems in cars, in the meeting, the companies also displayed such security equipment.
"We are in talks with all the agencies. Devices of the company quoting the lowest price will be installed," added Singh.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
Earlier, Noida police tried making the authentication of domestic helps compulsory. The verification cell of the district planned to prepare a database and produce special software with the help of professionals for collecting fingerprint impressions. The computerised identification of servants would have helped Noida police in nailling domestic helps involved in crimes.
Crime, no punishment
From September 2008 to January 2009, 170 major thefts have been reported in Noida. Sectors 62, 53, 10, 33 and 15 have witnessed a string of thefts in the past few years. The annual figure of major thefts rose from 391 in 2007 to 421 in 2008. Residents blame the increasing incidents on inadequate police patrolling. Federation of Noida Residents' Welfare Association General Secretary Munna Sharma said, "The law and order condition is really grim at the moment. Residents are living in a constant state of fear. Thefts are bound to occur when there is little police protection."
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